Chateau Leoville Las Cases 1964

Classification	Dèuxieme Cru Classé
Type	Red
Brand	Chateau Leoville Las Cases
Vintage	1964
Country	France
Region	Bordeaux, St. Julien
Grape	Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Bordeaux Blend
Volume	0,75
Condition	Perfect
Label	Very Good
Stock	1

Professional reviews

Winespectator (88)

Soft and supple, not as generous as one might expect from a highly regarded vintage for Las Cases, but showing nice cigar-box, cedar and truffle overtones to the modest currant and berry flavors

Jancis Robinson (19)

2021: Sehr dunkles Granat in der Mitte, passende Reifetöne am Rand. Geniales, würzig-kräutriges Bouquet, Erd-Eisenton, Steinmehl, Korinthen, Tabak, Hirschleder, getrocknete Pflaumenhaut. Sehr elegant im nasalen Ansatz und vielschichtig. Saftiger, balancierter Gaumen, weiche Tannine, rotbeerige Fruchtresten, wieder so in Richtung rote Pflaumen abdriftend, Zedernholz, wunderschön mit feinen Stielwürznoten ausklingend. Obwohl fragil immer noch sehr gut erhalten. Dass ein solcher Wein aus einem nicht ganz einfachen Jahr nach so vielen Jahren noch so viel Trinkfreude bereitet, ist genau das Wunder von Bordeaux. Im Markt noch um 250 Franken erhältlich. Der 2020 kostet in der Subskription genau gleich viel. Man rechne!

BOW (8.75)

Beautiful wine during blind tasting, impressed. Took it for a 80's wine.

Rene Gabriel (19)

Tasted 2021: Very dark garnet in the centre, matching ripe tones on the rim. Ingenious, spicy-herbal bouquet, earthy-iron tones, stone flour, currants, tobacco, deerskin, dried plum skin. Very elegant in the nasal approach and multi-layered. Juicy, balanced palate, soft tannins, red berry fruit residue, drifting back towards red plums, cedar wood, finishing beautifully with fine stem spice notes. Although fragile, still very well preserved. The fact that such a wine from a not-so-easy year is still such a pleasure to drink after so many years is precisely the miracle of Bordeaux. Still available on the market for around 250 francs. The 2020 costs exactly the same in the subscription. You do the maths!